Serbs deny they intend to return to Kosovo government (B92)
The Serb List (SL) has said what it thinks about the government in Pristina when it left it, and no type of returning to the cabinet is under consideration.
Jevtic to his colleagues in Kosovo Government: We should look each other in eyes (Radio KIM)
Outgoing Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic said today during the government’s session that following the events in Mitrovica North on Monday, “we should look each other in the eyes and get responses to some questions,” KIM Radio reported.
Ukraine takes Belgrade's side in latest Kosovo flareup (Tanjug)
Ukraine's ambassador to Serbia says the government in Pristina showed itself to be "completely irresponsible" in the case of Marko Djuric's arrest.
Dodik: Good decision of Srpska Lista (RTS, Danas)
Decision of Srpska Lista to leave provisional institutions in Pristina is good, President of Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik told Serbian media. Dodik added that Kosovo, in addition to Bosnia and Herzegovina is an evidence of a failed attempts from the West.
Dodik also said the aim of Marko Djuric’s arrest was to intimidate the Serbs and try to humiliate both them and Serbia.The Serbian list leaves the Kosovo government (Serbian media)
President of the Serbian List Goran Rakic says the Serbian list leaves the Kosovo government, all Serbian media reports from the press conference scheduled at 12.30 pm in Belgrade following yesterday's events in connection with Djuric's arrest by ROSU units in Mitrovica North.
Goran Rakic, after meeting with President Vucic, said that the assembly of all ten municipalities with the majority Serbian population will be held tomorrow.
Morning calm, Serbs to meet Vucic, leave Kosovo government (B92, TV Prva)
Last night and the morning in Mitrovica North went calm so far. President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic urged to ease tensions, while the talks between Vucic and Serb representatives from Kosovo and Metohija are expected to take place today, B92 reports.
Kosovo condemns removal of flag from its consulate in Strasbourg (media)
The government of Kosovo has condemned the removal of the Kosovo flag and the destruction of emblem at its consulate in Strasbourg over the weekend. In a statement, the government said such acts are unacceptable. “The Government of the Republic of Kosovo expresses its deep indignation over this act and, appreciating the immediate commitment of the French authorities, requires them to discover and apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice,” the statement reads. Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, also condemned the act as unacceptable.
Rakocevic: Kosovo government should have fallen down after murder of Ivanovic (NewPress, RTS, KIM Radio)
A journalist from Kosovo, Zivojin Rakocevic thinks that the government of Ramush Haradinaj, “should have fallen down because of the murder of Oliver Ivanovic” or “at least to freeze its existence till the moment when it becomes known who have killed him,” Serbian media reported.
Speaking in a broadcast “Upitnik” on of the Serbian national broadcaster RTS, Rakocevic said that “unstoppable matrix is being repeated and this is just a top of an iceberg that explodes from time to time.
LDK calls PM Haradinaj for a motion on increase of salaries (Koha.net)
The Parliamentary Group of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), has submitted today the request for motion of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, with regards to the Decision of the government, number 04/20, dated 21.12.2017, on increase of salaries for the governing cabinet.
Kosovo and FYROM governments to hold joint meeting in March (media)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, met in Skopje the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, and discussed ways for increasing cooperation. To this end, the two officials agreed to hold a joint meeting of the governments in March but the exact date has yet to be announced.